Medicare Enrolled

Dr. Zhandong Zhou, MD

Thoracic Surgery · Syracuse, NY
Practice pattern: Cardiac Surgery — Surgically focused practice
104 UNION AVE, Syracuse, NY 13203
3154237192
Registered in NPPES since 2005
NPI: 1467456350 verify on NPPES ↗
Very High
DATA COVERAGE
Data in 4 of 4 federal sources
Measures public federal data availability — not provider quality
Informational, not a quality rating. This page presents federal public records about Dr. Zhou from CMS (NPPES, Open Payments, Medicare Provider Utilization, PECOS). It is not medical advice, an endorsement, or a judgment of clinical quality. Always consult the provider directly and a licensed clinician for medical decisions. Read methodology →
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What this data tells you about Dr. Zhou

Dr. Zhandong Zhou is a thoracic surgery specialist in Syracuse, NY, with 21 years of NPI registration. Based on federal Medicare data, Dr. Zhou performed 152 Medicare services in 2023. These records do not provide a deduplicated patient total.

Between the years covered by Open Payments, Dr. Zhou received a total of $40,946 from 20 pharmaceutical and/or device companies across 316 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly reported through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their effect on care. A reliable breakdown by payment category is not available in this snapshot. Patients may wish to discuss these relationships with their provider.

The Data Coverage level for Dr. Zhou is Very High — reflecting how much public federal data is available about this provider. Patients are encouraged to use this data as one of several factors when choosing a healthcare provider.

✓ 21 years of NPI registration ▲ 152 Medicare services $40,946 industry payments

Medicare Practice Summary — 2023

Medicare Utilization ↗
152
Medicare services
Bottom 48% in NY for thoracic surgery
Not available
Unique patients (not deduplicated)
$629
Avg. Medicare payment
Medicare patients only (65+ / disabled) · How to read this →

Top procedures by volume

Ranked by number of services performed for Medicare patients. Avg. submitted charge is what the provider billed; avg. Medicare payment is what CMS paid.

Procedure Volume Avg. paid Avg. submitted
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery
Surgical procedure to bypass a blocked coronary artery using a graft from another artery. This restores blood flow to the heart muscle.
31 $1,145 $3,654
Exposure of major groin artery with creation of conduit
Surgical exposure of a major artery in the groin area followed by the creation of a vascular conduit.
23 $198 $528
Initial hospital admission, moderate complexity
Initial hospital inpatient or observation care for a new patient involving moderate-level medical decision making, with at least 55 minutes total time on the date of the encounter.
21 $90 $267
New patient office visit (30-44 min)
An initial office visit for a new patient lasting between 30 and 44 minutes. This code is used when the total time spent on the date of the encounter falls within this range.
18 $85 $220
Aortic valve replacement surgery
Surgical replacement of the aortic valve using a heart-lung machine to maintain blood circulation during the procedure.
17 $1,553 $4,745
Coronary artery bypass graft, 1 graft
Surgery to create a new route for blood to flow around a blocked coronary artery using a vein or artery graft.
16 $138 $548
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two vein or artery grafts.
13 $293 $880
Coronary artery bypass graft, 2 grafts using arteries
A surgical procedure to restore blood flow to the heart by creating bypasses using two arterial grafts.
13 $1,516 $4,566
How to read this data: This reflects Medicare patients only (typically 65+). Payment amounts are what Medicare paid the provider, not your out-of-pocket cost. These counts do not measure clinical quality or years of experience.
59.2% high complexity
0.0% medium
40.8% routine

Industry Payment Transparency

Open Payments through 2024 ↗
$40,946
Total received (2018-2024)
Avg $5,849/year across 7 years
Top 13% in NY for thoracic surgery
A higher payment rank reflects disclosed industry relationships (consulting, research, speaking) common among subspecialists — not wrongdoing.
20
Companies
316
Payment records
Payments are publicly reported; disclosure does not establish legality · Not evidence of wrongdoing · How to interpret →

Payment categories are unavailable while the source breakdown is being rebuilt. Company and year totals do not identify how much belongs to each category.

Payment trend by year

Annual totals from pharmaceutical and medical device companies.

2024
$1,424
2023
$13,449
2022
$5,291
2021
$9,924
2020
$404
2019
$919
2018
$9,536

Payments by company (2024)

Medtronic, Inc.
$647
ABIOMED
$478
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$147
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$36
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$25
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$25
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$22
Ethicon US, LLC
$17
Abbott Laboratories
$14
PFIZER INC.
$13
Top 3 companies account for 89.4% of 2024 payments
All-time payments by company (2018-2024) ›
Medtronic, Inc.
$15,022
Medtronic Vascular, Inc.
$9,110
Intuitive Surgical, Inc.
$8,366
Edwards Lifesciences Corporation
$4,409
ABIOMED
$2,286
ATRICURE, INC.
$969
ZOLL Services LLC (A/K/A ZOLL LifeCor Corp)
$207
Abbott Laboratories
$135
AtriCure, Inc.
$122
Zimmer Biomet Holdings, Inc.
$84
Ethicon US, LLC
$71
Amgen Inc.
$34
LSI SOLUTIONS INC
$26
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation
$25
LivaNova USA, Inc.
$22
Baxter Healthcare
$14
PFIZER INC.
$13
Terumo Cardiovascular Systems Corporation
$12
Philips Electronics North America Corporation
$11
Penumbra, Inc.
$10
Top 3 companies account for 79.4% of all-time payments
Associated products mentioned in payments ›
3F · ACC2 CARDIAC CRYOSURGICAL SYSTEM · ACCUGUIDE · ATRICLIP LAA EXCLUSION SYSTEM · ATRICURE CRYOICE CRYOABLATION SYSTEM (CRYO2) · AVALUS · Avalus · Bio-Medicus · CARDIOBLATE · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS - AORTIC · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PERIMOUNT MAGNA MITRAL EASE PERICARDIAL BIOPROSTHESIS · CARPENTIER-EDWARDS PHYSIO ANNULOPLASTY RING WITH HOLDER - MITRAL · Capiox · CentriMag · Crescent Catheter · Da Vinci Surgical System · EDWARDS INTUITY Elite valve system · ENTRESTO · EPI-SENSE GUIDED COAGULATION SYSTEM WITH VISITRAX · ETHICON · EVICEL Fibrin Sealant (Human) · Edwards SAPIEN 3 Ultra Transcatheter Heart Valve · Epi-Sense Guided Coagulation System with VisiTrax · FLOSEAL · GlideLight · INSPIRIS RESILIA AORTIC VALVE · INSPIRIS RESILIA aortic valve · Impella · KONECT RESILIA · LifeVest · MICRA · MICS Cannulae · MITRIS RESILIA Mitral Valve · Models · Mosaic · NAVITOR · PENDITURE · PREVNAR 20 · Penumbra System · RAM · Repatha · SIMULUS · SYNERGY ABLATION SYSTEM · VISTASEAL
Should you be concerned? Industry payments are disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their purpose, legality, or effect on care. What matters is whether a recommended drug or device appears in your doctor's payment records. If so, consider asking your doctor about it. How to interpret this data →
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Geographic Context

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County median income
$74,740
Nearest hospital to ZIP centroid (approximate)
ST JOSEPH'S HOSPITAL HEALTH CENTER
0.0 mi

Data Sources

Provider Registry NPPES NPPES snapshot; verify current record
Medicare Enrollment PECOS PECOS snapshot
Practice Data Medicare Util. Annual (CY lag)
Industry Payments Open Payments CY 2024
Disciplinary History — Not included N/A

This provider has data in 4 of 4 available federal datasets, with a Data Coverage level of Very High. This reflects how much public data is available about a provider. How we calculate this →

Summary

Dr. Zhou is a cardiac surgery specialist, with moderate Medicare volume, with 21 years of NPI registration.

This summary is auto-generated from federal data, describing data availability and patterns. Read our methodology →

Frequently Asked Questions

Is Dr. Zhou experienced with coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery?
Based on Medicare claims data, Dr. Zhou performed 31 coronary artery bypass graft, 1 artery services. These records cover Medicare fee-for-service activity, including eligible younger beneficiaries; they do not measure total practice volume or clinical quality.
Does Dr. Zhou receive payments from pharmaceutical companies?
Yes. Dr. Zhou received a total of $40,946 from 20 companies across 316 payment records. A record can group multiple payments. These transfers are publicly disclosed through CMS Open Payments. Disclosure alone does not establish their legality or effect on care. Patients may wish to ask their doctor about these relationships, especially if a recommended drug or device appears in the payment records.
How do Dr. Zhou's costs compare to other thoracic surgerists in Syracuse?
Dr. Zhou's average Medicare payment per service is $629. Note that these figures represent what Medicare pays, not your out-of-pocket cost, which depends on your specific insurance plan and deductible. Procedure-level data above shows both what was submitted and what Medicare paid for each service type.
What does Data Coverage mean?
Data Coverage (currently Very High for Dr. Zhou) measures how much public federal data is available about a provider. It is not a quality rating. A "Very High" or "High" level means the provider has data across multiple federal sources (NPPES, PECOS, Medicare Utilization, Open Payments), indicating the presence of registry, enrollment, activity or payment records, not verified experience or clinical quality. A "Low" or "Moderate" level may simply mean the provider is newer, does not see Medicare patients, or has not received any industry payments — none of which are inherently negative. Read our full methodology →
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About this page

This page combines public CMS records with calculated summaries and explanatory procedure labels. These transformations are not verbatim federal records. Sources: NPPES ↗, Open Payments ↗, Medicare Provider Utilization ↗, and PECOS. Publication is mandated by the Physician Payments Sunshine Act (§6002 ACA, 42 U.S.C. §1320a-7h) and the Freedom of Information Act.

This page is not medical advice, an endorsement, a recommendation, or a quality rating. Data Coverage reflects data completeness — how much federal information exists for this provider — not clinical performance, patient outcomes, or quality of care. Always verify information directly with the provider and consult a licensed clinician before making medical decisions.

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Data Disclaimer — Data sourced from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS): National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), Open Payments program, Medicare Provider Utilization and Payment Data, and Provider Enrollment & Certification data (PECOS). Published under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). This website is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by CMS, HHS, or the U.S. Government. Data may contain errors as reported to CMS by providers and reporting entities. Industry payment disclosure alone establishes neither wrongdoing nor legality. Medicare data reflects only patients aged 65+ or those with qualifying disabilities. For corrections, contact CMS directly. This information does not constitute medical advice and should not be used as the sole basis for choosing a healthcare provider. Procedure descriptions use plain language and do not reference CPT® codes, which are copyrighted by the American Medical Association. Full methodology → · Report a data error → · Privacy policy →